SQL Server Service Startup Failure on Installation

Problem Description:

On the CUSTOMTOOLS installation, the user receives errors shown in the following pictures during the SQL Server service startup:

The following errors appear to the Application log in the Windows Event Viewer.

FCB::Open failed: Could not open file E:sql12_main_t.obj.x86Releasesqlmkmastrdatabasesmkmastr.projmodel.mdf for file number 1. OS error: 3(The system cannot find the path specified.).

FileMgr::StartLogFiles: Operating system error 2(The system cannot find the file specified.) occurred while creating or opening file 'E:sql12_main_t.obj.x86Releasesqlmkmastrdatabasesmkmastr.projmodellog.ldf'. Diagnose and correct the operating system error, and retry the operation.

FCB::Open failed: Could not open file E:sql12_main_t.obj.x86Releasesqlmkmastrdatabasesmkmastr.projMSDBData.mdf for file number 1. OS error: 3(The system cannot find the path specified.).

FileMgr::StartLogFiles: Operating system error 2(The system cannot find the file specified.) occurred while creating or opening file 'E:sql12_main_t.obj.x86Releasesqlmkmastrdatabasesmkmastr.projMSDBLog.ldf'. Diagnose and correct the operating system error, and retry the operation.

Solution:

Please refer to the following blog to fix the problem.

MSSQL Server not starting after fresh installation (Branko Vucinec, 2015)